1/700 scale IJN Ships make over

[Code no 10]

The water effect is absolutely brilliant, Richard. The waves scale and colour is so fitting.

 

[rtfoe]

That's crude???
Pete

Yes crude. The real ones had a circular disc base with measurements to the ships course and direction...I didn't do that.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

The water effect is absolutely brilliant, Richard. The waves scale and colour is so fitting.

Thanks Hong, if you're anywhere in KL on the 30th of this month, drop by at CKTan hobby shop. We're having a GB for Ships and Helis.

Noticed your avatar is a Phantom. You get to meet many Phantom Sifu's at the GB. CKTan is at Bremmall just off jalan Ipoh in Kepong.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi,
Just painted the binoculars and pulleys...


Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi Guys,
This is only the rusting stage of weathering...

Letting this dry before adding dark streaks and lighter bits of chipping.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Mini Me]

Very nice Richard.....keep it coming.

 

[Jim R]

Great work Richard at this very small scale.

 

[rtfoe]

Very nice Richard.....keep it coming.

Great work Richard at this very small scale.

Thanks guys, will do and will rest my eyes in between stages of painting. While waiting for the layer to cure I made an aerial tri-mast to be positioned on the C turret which holds up the rigging to the rear. Also added railings to the back of the pagoda structure after painting the deck linoleum red brown. Will get some images up.

Cheers,
Richard.

 

[Code no 10]

Thanks Hong, if you're anywhere in KL on the 30th of this month, drop by at CKTan hobby shop. We're having a GB for Ships and Helis.
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Noticed your avatar is a Phantom. You get to meet many Phantom Sifu's at the GB. CKTan is at Bremmall just off jalan Ipoh in Kepong.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks for the invite, Richard. Will likely drop-by to look see, and watch modeller sifus at work. May I know what time the event start and end?

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks for the invite, Richard. Will likely drop-by to look see, and watch modeller sifus at work. May I know what time the event start and end?

Hi Hong, the committee still hasen't announce the time but I think its safe to be there at 12pm and it should end around 4pm. It's near the shop and you'll be surprised at how well stocked it is. Don't blame me if your wallet gets burnt. Members get a 25% discount...I'm going to leave my wallet at home.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

As promised piccies of the aerial tri-pod...

I used brass wire and stretched sprue with CA for bonding...

Test fitting and cutting one end of the leg shorter as it stands on the sloping turret top.

Painted up and glued down.

The railing attached. Lucky I had the foresight not to glue down the pagoda structure.

You can barely see it with the structure on.

Added railings to a receiver platform or some sort of antennae.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Code no 10]

Hi Hong, the committee still hasen't announce the time but I think its safe to be there at 12pm and it should end around 4pm. It's near the shop and you'll be surprised at how well stocked it is. Don't blame me if your wallet gets burnt. Members get a 25% discount...I'm going to leave my wallet at home.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks for the info about the time of the event, Richard. Those shiny, plastic wrapped model boxes sure can make my legs go so weak. Hahahaha, I suspect the event organize at end of July was to coincide with "gaji masuk" time. Those sly bastards

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks for the info about the time of the event, Richard. Those shiny, plastic wrapped model boxes sure can make my legs go so weak. Hahahaha, I suspect the event organize at end of July was to coincide with "gaji masuk" time. Those sly bastards

Seriously, when see shop and the goodies... sure "pengsan wan". "Gaji" sure "habis tapau". No need go Singapore buy kits. If wan Kinetic, Airfix and Zvesda then go Area88.
Sorry guys...we're talking Malaysian 'Engrish' laced with local words/slang.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi guys, I was lazy to weather the opposite side of the Haruna so to find a way out I had this idea...since it's a refit I thought the Haruna was also being painted so one side is complete and the other is in progress...

The platforms will be decked with sailors and paint cans busy at work.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
That's a nice idea. I don't think I've ever a model of a ship in the process of being painted.
Jim

 

[adt70hk]

Richard,

Yet again truly amazing work. Very well done indeed!!! You really are extremely talented.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[rtfoe]

Hi Richard
That's a nice idea. I don't think I've ever a model of a ship in the process of being painted.
Jim

Thanks Jim, there probably is in the world of ship building...just not seen it yet. Just goes to show that laziness tends to bring out desperate thinking. The time it took me to make the platform and supports could have completed the weathering on the other side...perhaps I don't like replication but i did do another platform for the otherside near the rear showing painting near completed.

Richard,

Yet again truly amazing work. Very well done indeed!!! You really are extremely talented.

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, if you mean by being lazy develops talent then I fit in.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi guys,
The rigging begins...the Hatsuyuki with the main mast and rear. Forgot if I had posted on the addition of those mystical piping above the torpedo tubes.

Now complete and ready for paint...
The flag rigging are a lighter tan shade. The main rigging will be in black.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks for the likes and loves guys, just notices a missing rig on the main mast in the last photo. Have just replaced it...must have twanged off when I cut the end bit off.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi guys, apologies for being absent for a while. The local GB has concluded and deleting the competition and making it open to even wip's there were many displays brought in. I couldn't finish Kure on time so it went in as a wip. I'll put up some pictures of the event.
Anyway I'm just making the Japanese flags for the ships...process shown here...

Decals were destroyed in the flood so these are replacements printed out on paper.

Cheers,
Richard